WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11146) on April 9, 2024, by legislative attorney Valerie C. Brannon: * * * Lindke v. Freed and Government Officials' Use of Social Media The First Amendment's Free Speech Clause limits the government's ability to exclude constituents from public forums, both offline and online. In March 2024, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in Lindke v. Freed opining on when a government officia  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Education Trust issued the following statement on April 9, 2024: * * * Today, Denise Forte, president and CEO of EdTrust, issued the following statement announcing the addition of new board members: "We are pleased to announce the appointment of a new chair and three new members to EdTrust's Board of Directors. These distinguished individuals have extensive experience in key issues central to EdTrust's advocacy, including technology, assessments, and civil rights. Thei  more

SALEM, Oregon, April 10 -- The Oregon School Boards Association issued the following statement on April 9, 2024: * * * School district board members' statements of economic interest are due by Monday, April 15. Board members who are in office as of April 15 of this year must file the public reports covering their 2023 property holdings, income sources and other financial interests. The statements do not require amounts. More than 6,000 state, county and local positions fall under the Oregon e  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, April 10 -- The College of William and Mary issued the following news: As the national rankings landscape continues to fluctuate dramatically, William & Mary remains steadfast in its values-based approach. William & Mary is regarded as a quintessential "Public Ivy" through its exceptional undergraduate teaching, internships, career mentoring, small classes and commitment to access and affordability. Recent rankings indicate these high standards, as well as the core init  more

NEW YORK, April 10 -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: In the latest U.S. News and World Report rankings published Tuesday, CUNY SPH stands at number 18 out of 214 ranked schools and programs of public health nationwide, continuing its distinction of being in the top 10% of all schools and programs of public health nationwide. CUNY SPH currently ranks tenth out of 144 public schools and prog  more

ISSAQUAH, Washington, April 10 -- The First Liberty Institute issued the following news release on April 9, 2023: First Liberty Institute today sent a letter to officials with the Issaquah (WA) School District on behalf of two elementary school students, L.A.W. and J.W., and their parents, demanding the students be allowed to start an interfaith prayer club at school. The school actively promotes more than a dozen non-religious clubs, including a Pride Club and the Green Team. "Denying the for  more

STATESBORO, Georgia, April 10 -- Georgia Southern University issued the following news release: Grant Gearhart, Ph.D., associate professor of Spanish, was recently presented with the Foreign Language Association of Georgia's Post-Secondary Leadership Award at the 2024 Southern Conference on Language Teaching, held in Atlanta, Georgia. "This award means a lot to me because leadership is collaboration," said Gearhart. "There are too many collaborators to thank, but I am grateful for their suppor  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine introduced the Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce Act, legislation to address health care workforce shortages in Virginia and across the country. The bill would help internationally educated health care professionals overcome common barriers to entering the health care workforce in the United States. According to the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), about two million coll  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Angus King has announced that Educate Maine been awarded $525,000 through the bipartisan Fiscal Year 2024 Congressionally-Directed Spending (CDS) appropriations package to establish and develop its Teach Maine Center, which will help to better connect Maine educators in all sixteen counties. The center will also work to implement the Teach Maine Plan -- a framework designed to support educators as  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 10 (TNSres) -- The Maryland State Education Association issued the following legislative update on April 9, 2024: * * * SINE DIE EDITION Successes This Session Help Address Educator Shortage, Prevent Book Bans The 446th Maryland General Assembly legislative session adjourned sine die at midnight on Monday, having delivered wins for educators, students, and Marylanders. Throughout the 90-day session, MSEA's lobbyists tracked approximately 400 pieces of legislation a  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools issued the following statement on April 9, 2024, by Todd Ziebarth, senior vice president of state advocacy and support: * * * HB 766 ensures that charter schools will continue to receive much-needed facilities funding. * * * Todd Ziebarth, Senior Vice President of State Advocacy and Support at The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, released the following statement: "We thank Idaho Governor Brad Little for   more